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Plot Summary:
An Israeli cop is faced with the shocking discovery of her missing twin sister's body being washed-up on the seashore. The case opens old wounds and draws her deep into a roller-coaster ride of cryptic secrets and mysterious discoveries.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
Best tv shows and movies like Sirens (2014):
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Paradise Murdered (2007)
Plot Summary:
A grisly murder occurs on the small remote island known as Paradise. After a night of gambling, two of the players are found mutilated. Deok-Su, the missing third player, quickly becomes the suspect. As the 17 residents of Paradise Island try to stay calm, suspicion grows that perhaps there was someone else involved in the grisly murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, twisted
Similar in 89%
Witnesses (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young female detective is put in charge of a case and must delve into her partner's mysterious past in order to solve it.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, tense, serious, suspenseful, noir, detective, bleak, crime drama, realistic, gloomy
Similar in 86%
The Ice House (1997)
Plot Summary:
The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly shattered when their gardener discovers a partially decomposed corpse in the old Ice House on their grounds. The ensuing police investigation has the unfortunate repercussion of re-igniting the anger and hatred of the local community levelled against the women which started ten years previously when the husband of one of them mysteriously disappeared without trace. The same senior police officer from ten years ago is assigned the case and is determined to bring the women to justice this time around. The case is further complicated when his deputy, whose marriage is on the rocks, starts to take more than a professional interest in one of the women. What is the identity of the corpse in the Ice House? What really did happen ten years previously? Will all be revealed.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, suspense, detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 79%
Prisoners of War (2009)
Plot Summary:
TJFF presents the pilot episode of the award-winning Israeli series that inspired the American hit, Homeland. Set in 2008, this first episode focuses on two Israeli soldiers being released after 17 years of captivity in Lebanon. It powerfully explores their initial adjustment to civilian life, as well as the impact of their release on their families who are now trying to prepare for being reunited. Featuring a terrific cast that includes Mili Avital (Noodle) and Yael Abecassis (Live and Become).
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, tense, emotional, realistic, serious, suspenseful, gloomy
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Sequestered (2014)
Plot Summary:
A jury is sequestered in a hotel while deliberating a court case with massive implications.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
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Stonemouth (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, detective, realistic
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The Deposition (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a man is involved in a car wreck that kills his former lover, his life is derailed and his mind is splintered with guilt and the subsequent uncertainty about what exactly happened.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 753
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, serious, realistic, independent film
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Mayday (2013)
Plot Summary:
It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until suddenly she goes missing.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, detective, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, dark, spooky, gloomy
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Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder (2005)
Plot Summary:
Murder is something to sing about when Mystery Woman Samantha Kinsey-an expert in pulp fiction, and increasingly proficient when it comes to real-life crime-untangles a record-breaking murder. Mystery Woman bookshop owner, Samantha Kinsey, has offered to host a charity concert for a once-famous folk-rock trio out to recapture their old fame flame. But sweet success hits the ultimate sour note when the band's promoter is found murdered in his hotel room. Sam and her partner in crime, Philby, investigate, digging up deadly secrets of private indiscretions, professional greed, and personal vengeance that put a twisted spin on fame and fortune-and bring a whole new meaning to a Top Ten hit.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, mind bending
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Luther (2021)
Plot Summary:
French adaptation of the British series Luther (2010).
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, clever, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, talky, stylized
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The Guilty (2013)
Plot Summary:
Lives are torn apart and relationships fractured forever when a young child goes missing. Five years later, DCI Maggie Brand leads a new investigation and puts at risk her own happy family life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, serious, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, detective, costume drama, gloomy
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Case Sensitive (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Geraldine Bretherick and her 5-year-old daughter Lucy are found dead in the bathroom of their luxury home, the case divides new DS Charlie Zailer and her DC Simon Waterhouse. Is it a murder-suicide or something even more sinister, and how watertight is the alibi of the apparently distraught husband Mark? Meanwhile, when Sally Thorne, a young working mother with a husband and two small children hears of the deaths, she is deeply shocked. Months before she’d met a man called Mark Bretherick at a hotel and they had a brief but passionate affair. Now, against the advice of her best friend, Esther, Sally feels the need to get in touch with Mark again to offer her sympathy. Based on the bestselling novel The Point of Rescue by Sophie Hannah, this psychological thriller explores the darker side of motherhood, identity and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, dark, realistic
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The Dragon Syndrome (2012)
Plot Summary:
Germany, 1953. Corrupt gang of Soviet officers appropriated jewelry seized from repressed citizens. The officers take the young scout Terekhov and collector Avdeev, who recently left not so distant places, to guard the myriad wealth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, serious, suspense, detective
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Jordskott (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Inspector Eva Thörnblad returns to Silver Height seven years after her daughter Josefine disappeared by a lake in the woods. The body was never found and the girl was believed to have drowned. Now a boy has vanished without a trace and Thörnblad wants to find out if there is a link to her daughter's disappearance. At the same time , she will take care of the legacy of her father, the great entrepreneur Johan Thörnblad, who built an empire of timber and timber processing on the large forest owned by his ancestors. As the plot deepens more children are kidnapped and what initially seems like a police drama takes a more sinister and stranger twist with each episode.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Finland, UK, Norway
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, gloomy, enigmatic, detective, noir, stylized, bleak, realistic
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The Wall (2019)
Plot Summary:
Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure is always up for a challenge. Being cooped up in the massive structure that is the colony – the inhabitants simply call it “The Wall” – soon presents her with some challenges that exceed her investigative efforts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, contemplative
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The Front (2010)
Plot Summary:
A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood for a public relations campaign.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, realistic
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Godspeed (2009)
Plot Summary:
Joseph McKelheer and Cory Knauf (The Hamiltons, The Violent Kind) star in this intense thriller set in the lingering light of the Alaskan midnight sun. Charlie Shepard, a modern day faith healer with a small flock of believers, is stunned when his family is brutally murdered. Six months later a young, mysterious girl (Courtney Halverson) appears and becomes the link to his family's killing and the murderers themselves, ultimately leading to violent consequences for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film, suspense
Similar in 87%
Terrible Angels (2012)
Plot Summary:
Detective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to question, leaving Ben to decide whether to go on with the investigation or leave Linda to the fate of the prison system.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, psychological, realistic
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The Gordin Cell (2012)
Plot Summary:
A married pair of former spies is forced to face their past when asked to surrender their son to Russian Intelligence to become a spy himself. Will he choose to betray his parents or his native country?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, clever, serious, realistic
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Possessions (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young French woman living in Israel is accused of the murder of her husband on the day of their wedding. As the bride struggles to prove her innocence, mysterious happenings surround her. Is she guilty or could she be the victim?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Secrets & Lies (2014)
Plot Summary:
A man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, detective, bleak
Similar in 81%
What Remains (2013)
Plot Summary:
When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is determined to discover what happened to her and why nobody noticed she was missing.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, detective, dark, crime drama, realistic
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Criminal: UK (2019)
Plot Summary:
Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, contemplative, anthology, tense, clever, bleak, serious, suspenseful, exciting, detective
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Wallander (2005)
Plot Summary:
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, bleak, gloomy
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Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing woman, Merete. Soon Carl and Assad are on a journey through Scandinavia's darkest corners to find a psychopathic killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, serious, noir, dark, detective, disturbing, realistic
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Moses Jones (2009)
Plot Summary:
Police investigate a mutilated body found in the Thames which appears to be the product of a witchcraft killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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Awakened (2013)
Plot Summary:
Samantha believes that her father murdered her mother. In her exhausting search for the truth about her young mother's untimely death 14 years earlier, Samantha receives help from beyond the grave.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, captivating, independent film, psychotronic
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Secrets and Lies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, detective, idiotic
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Luther (2010)
Plot Summary:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychological thriller, tense, detective, rough, serious, crime drama, exciting, dramatic, suspenseful
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True Detective (2014)
Plot Summary:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 618000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, atmospheric, anthology, gloomy, realistic, southern gothic, clever, stylized, captivating